Lamp shade



Feb. 3, 1931. P. HAUENSTEIN LAMP SHADE Filed Aug. 1, 1929 IA/vENTQ n' Tau/1.. //A UEIVS TE/A/ H Trgnwfy Patented Feb. 3, 1931 r i i p r o o UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A PAUL HAUENSTEIN, F BUFFALO, NEW YORK LAMP SHADE Application filed August 1, 1929. SeriaI No. 382,635. g

It is well known to those skilled in the art flanges 8 and 9 formed on the socket and arthat in the type of lamp shades used to shield ranged one at each side of the disc. The disc one side of an electric bulb, it is necessary to is thus mounted so that it may be rotated if make the shade considerably longer than the desired. The disc is provided preferably on bulb used, in order that there may be sufliits upper portion with a perimeter formed 50 cient space for the bulb when it is being substantially circularly in shape and extendscrewed into place, with the result that such ing from the top to a point slightly below shades are cumbersome and awkward, as well the center thereof. The circular surface 10 as resulting in a waste of material in their of the upper perimeter terminates at each side manufa tur in an inwardly curved surface .11 which ends 5 It has been an object of my invention to in a shoulder 12 formed by areduced circular r-ovide a shade which shall conform substanperimeter 13 at the bottom of the disc. tially to the shape of that portion of the elec- The shade 6 followssubstantially the gentric bulb which it shields, whereby there is rill Contour of that portion of the lamp bulb 15 no waste space or material in the shade. 14: which it shields, and t is provided with m) Another obj ectrhas been to provide a shade a neck portlon 15. This neck portion is which shall be inexpensive to manufacture rm d With a U-shaped semi-circular groove and easy t bl 16 extending from one edge 17 of the shade Moreover, my shade is easily detached, t0 the f h lfi fit cachpf the edges 17 the 20 thus making the replacement of the bulb an groove 18 PIOVIdBd Wlth a P The 65 a y tt Ll-shaped groove 16 engages wlth the upper F th it i ibl t f th circular surface 10 of the disc 5, and the lips shade so that it more nearly approaches the 18 are s g d to ngage the shoulders 12, ffi i y d i d f a b li r fl t when the shade is 111 place. The shade is made thus giving greater concentration of the rep r voi' a metal stamplng and it will fl t d A a lt f h f ti have SlllllClQIlt resiliency so as to cause the the shade is very compact and occupies mini lips to snap in underneath and in engagement mum Space wlth the shoulders 12 when the shade is forced.

Moreover, it has been an object to pr id into position. Obviously, when it is desired I means for securing the shade in place which to remove 13119 3 1 1t 15 y necessaryto shall make it easily detachable at the same force One of the p out Of g g e Wi h ti d l b i ti th use f any theshoulder 12 whereupon the shade may be chanical screws, which are very objectionable easlly lfemoved from the i h d f thi t QOVlOIlSlY, some modifications of the de- 35 The above bjects and advantages have tails herein Sl'lOWll described be b li h d b th d ic shown i th made without departlng from the spirit of accompanying drawings, of which; my invention or the scope of the appended Fig. 1 is aside elevation showing my shade Claim, and I do not, therefore, wish to be in position. limited to the exact embodiment herein shown 9 Fig. 2 is an enlarged, transverse,sectional and described, the form shown being merely view, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. a preferred embodiment thereof. Fig. 8 is a face view of the shade. Having thus described my invention, what My device comprises'a disc 5 to which the I claim .is: 7 shade 6 is secured, and this disc is preferably The combination with a lamp socket, of a -15 heid in place upon the lamp socket 7 by lamp shade comprising a disc carried by the socket and disposed in a plane at right angles to the axis of the socket, the disc being provided With oppositely arranged shoulders, a shade member formed with a groove in its neck portion and with a lip at each end of the groove for engagement with the shoulders of the disc to hold the shade member in place upon the disc.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

PAUL HAUENSTEIN. 

